<VV> wiring question

[Harry Yarnell]

Don't forget that the switch was moved from the bottom of the early  4 
speeds (thru '65), to the side of the transmission.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman garage and orphanage
Perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank DuVal" <corvairduval at cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> wiring question


> True, however there are only two locations for the switch to connect to
> the wiring harness.
>
> The powerglides have the connector at the switch on the dash shifter.
>
> The three speed has its connector inside the tunnel, where the three
> speed switch is. Since the four speed came after the introduction of the
> three speed, GM didn't make another harness, they just specified several
> feet of cable attached to the switch so the leads could reach the three
> speed connector location in the tunnel.
>
> In 1966 the tunnel mounted three speed reverse switch was deleted, and
> the switch is on the transmission just like the 66 and later four speeds.
>
> Frank DuVal